In Canada, the canoe has long been associated with the fur trade and the romantic figure of the voyageur. The design of canoes used to transport people and pelts across the vast interior of North America from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century was borrowed from Indigenous watercraft.

Today Canoes come in a variety of styles to serve different purposes. Canoes are also made from different materials depending on their primary use. Canoes have different features, like hull design and seating capacity.